Jesus answered, “But it also says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [66]} \}:
Our ancestors became hungry in the desert.\par And they tested God in the wilderness.\par
Your ancestors {\cf2\super [528]} tested me.\par They tested me,\par but then they saw what I could do!\par
We think proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They do bad things to test God’s patience—and God does not punish them.”
Jesus answered him, “It also says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [51]} \},
The devil finished tempting Jesus in every way and went away to wait until a better time.
We should not test the Lord like some of those people did. They were killed by snakes \{because they tested the Lord\}.
“You must not test the Lord your God like you tested him at Massah.